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D. J. CREMEN CAP Filed Feb. 9, 1927 l/ HU l1 Aug; 2s, 192s-,

Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES DANIEL J. CREMEN, or BLAcxWoon, NEW JERSEY.

GAP. l'

Application led February 9, 1927. Serial No. 166,884.

My invention relates to caps and more particularly to that classcommonly known as coolrs caps7 and has for its object to provide a capof that character which is light,

cool and comfortable and which, although resembling in appearance theusual starched fabric cooks cap, is made of such inexpensive materialthat it may be discarded after it has become soiled. A still furtherobject is to provide means enabling the adjustment of the brim by thewearer to any desired width.

A feature of the invention consists in providing'a cap with anupstanding continuously extending substantially circular brim, and acrown of loosely woven material permitting the free passage of airtherethrough, said brim at its upper peripheral edge having a portionfolded inwardly upon itself providing means loosely disposed with saidbrim for attaching the crown to the latter.

A further feature of the invention consists in providing a cap with anupstanding continuously extending substantially circular brim composedof a fabric facing and a fibrous lining, and a crown of loosely wovenmaterial permitting free passage of air therethrough, said brim at itsupper peripheral edge having a portion folded upon itself and 3udepending downwardly within the latter, the

vfolded portion of said brim having a relatively fiexible portion towhich the crown is attached.

Other and more specific objects and features of the invention willhereinafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment ofthe inventionFigure l is a perspective view of the cap embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cap showing the brimextended before being folded into normal position.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the cap.

Figure 4 is a detail fragmentary vertical sectional view of the brimshowing the means for attaching the crown to the latter.

In the drawings, the upstanding continuously extending brim l consistsof an outer member 2 of relatively thin flexible fabric, such as muslin,and an inner member or lining of fibrous material 3, al porous paperpreferably being employed. The thin fabric material is pasted to thefibrous lining in :a man- PATENT OFFICE.

ner such that the brim will present a starchedlike appearance.

At its upper peripheral edge 4 the brim has a portion 5 folded inwardlyand downwardly upon itself providing means disposed with said brim forattaching the crown 6 to the latter. The peripheral end 7 of the liningterminates short of the adjacent peripheral end 8 of the fabric, thusproviding the brim with a relatively flexible tab portion 9 to which thecrown 6 may be readily stitched. After the crown is attached, theportion 9 is folded so as to project upwardly within-the cap.

To suit the taste of each individual wearer the width of the brim may bevariedto a considerable extent by merely folding the brim at the desiredpoint, and itis for this reason that the lining 3 extends a relativelygreat distance beyond the point 1 -1i, Figure 2, at which the brim isusually folded.

Since these caps are worn in places where the temperature is high, thecrown 6 is made of a loosely woven fabric, such as lawn, adapted topermit the free passage. of air therethrough for Ventilating the head ofthe wearer.

By folding and refolding it in the manner disclosed, the brim isprovided with a portion loosely disposed within the confines of thelatter to which the crown is secured, thus producing a cap of neatappearance.

I claim:

l. A cap provided with an upstanding continuously extendingsubstantially circular brim comprising a. relatively flexible. fabricfacing and a relatively stiff fibrous lining intimately united by anadhesive, and a ventilating crown of looselywoven material, one of theperipheral ends of said lining terminating short of the adjacentperipheral end of the flexible fabric, the unlined portion of the saidflexible material being loosely disposed within the brim andconstituting the sole means to which the crown is secured for connectingthe latter to the brim.

2. A cap having an upstanding continuously extending brim comprising arelatively flexible fabric facing and a relatively stiff fibrous liningintimately united by an adhesive substance, and a Ventilating crown ofloosely woven fabric,L said brim having a portion loosely disposedwithin itself constituting the sole means to which the crown is securedfor connecting the latter to the brim.

3. A cap provided with an upstanding continuously extendingsubstantially circular Y brim comprising a relatively flexible fabricfacing and a relatively stiff fibrous lining,

and a Ventilating crown of loosely woven ma terial, said brim at itsupper peripheral edge having a. portion folded upon itself and loose'-ly depending Within the latter, the. folded,

portion of said brim having a relatively Hexible portion to which thecrown is secu-red for brim comprising a relatively flexible fabricfacing and a relatively stiff paper lining, and a crown of loosely Wovenmaterial permitting the free passage of air therethrough, said brimy atits upper peripheral edge having a portion folded upon itself extendingdownwardly with the brim, said portion terminating in an upwardlyprojecting iexible extension providing .means for att-aching the crownto the brim.

In testimony whereof I aflix vmy signature.

DANIEL ,.I. CRISI/IEN.

